Drugs commonly prescribed to treat Parkinson's disease have been linked to impulse control disorders such as pathological gambling, compulsive buying, hypersexuality and binge eating in some patients, ...

A McGill-led study is challenging a popular theory about how dopamine drives movement, a discovery that could shift how ...

For decades, Parkinson’s disease has been framed as a simple story of dwindling dopamine, a slow erosion of the brain’s ...

Explore dopamine's role in movement and how it challenges long-standing theories about motor control and Parkinson's disease ...

This therapy is one of a few drugs in mid-to-late-stage development for Parkinson’s that has displayed disease-modifying ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nearly every prescription written to treat Parkinson's psychosis -- a common psychiatric side effect of Parkinson's disease -- is for medications that have not been shown ...

(BPT) - Scott Rider of South Carolina is one of over 1 million people in the United States with Parkinson's disease. Working closely with his care team, he decided on a unique three-part plan that ...

Swiss biotech AC Immune has said that its vaccine-like alpha-synuclein-targeted immunotherapy has shown promise in slowing down the progression of Parkinson's disease.

Commonly prescribed medications such as statins, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and certain blood pressure drugs may significantly delay the onset of Parkinson’s disease. The study, published ...

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Jennifer Traver’s entire life changed as the doctor told her four words: “You have Parkinson’s Disease.” Being just 42 years old, the diagnosis was completely unexpected. After a general check-up exam ...

A new study shows dopamine isn’t the brain’s movement “gas pedal” after all. Instead of setting speed or strength, it quietly ...